Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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Labor Day 2019
BLET NEWS FLASH By Dennis R. Pierce BLET National President INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 30 - Unions are an important part of the fabric of our nation and their importance is acknowledged each year on Labor Day. Unionized workers built this great country, including...
Illinois governor signs two-person crew bill
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, August 13 - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a two-person crew bill into law on August 9, becoming the third state to pass such a railroad safety bill in 2019. Senate Bill 24, or the "Two Person Freight Train Act," provides that: "no...
Urgent: Act Now On Two-Person Train Crews, Mexican Cross-Border Issue!
BLET NEWS FLASH INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, July 24 - The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is urging all members to contact their Representatives and Senators in Congress to support the union's two most pressing legislative issues: two-person train...
President Pierce to testify before Congress on “State of the Rail Workforce”
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=10234 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 19 - BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce will testify before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials at a hearing titled "The State of the Rail Workforce"...
Governor signs two-person crew bill in Nevada
Governor signs two-person crew bill in Nevada http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=10218 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 15 - On May 15, organized labor secured a major victory for railroad workers and safety when Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (D) signed a two-person...
SB24 Rail Safety Bill
Last week in Illinois House Transportation Roads and Bridges Committee SB24 was called. Myself, Bob Guy, (IL SMART Leg Director), and Mike Renkin (SMART) gave testimony in support.of the legislation. Seated in the hearing room from the BLET were ISLB 1st Vice Chris...
Two-person crew bill becomes law in Colorado
BLET NEWS FLASH http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=9198 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 22 - Colorado Governor Jared S. Polis signed a two-person crew bill into law on March 21, signifying a significant boost to railroad safety in the state. The bill reads in...
Support IL SB24 Call Now!
Tomorrow Wednesday March 20, 2019, SB24 "Two Person Freight Train" is scheduled to be heard in Senate Executive Committee at 2 pm. I have listed some of the members of the Executive Committee that need to hear from their constituents. "Please support SB24 and vote yes...
BLET members ratify 2-year pact with CN-WC
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=9175 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, January 1 - On December 28, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) overwhelmingly ratified a new collective barraging agreement with Canadian National's Wisconsin...
BLET members proud to work Bush funeral train
Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen are proudly working as crew members aboard the special Union Pacific funeral train for President George H.W. Bush today. The two funeral trains were helmed by BLET locomotive engineers as well as SMART TD...